Ward W O'Hara Agricultural and Country Living MuseumApril 2026
Date To Be Announced
10 A.M. till 4 P.M.
Local Wine & Cheese Makers Giving Demonstrations, Giving Out Samples, Products For Sale
Free Samples of Locally Made Cheese and Wine
Free Horse & Wagon Rides
Free Model T Rides
Free Popcorn and Lemonade
Cheese Lunch Items Available To Purchase for Lunch
Music
Games and Activities for the Kids
Cheese Give Away
Much Much More
Fun and Educational For All
Major Sponsors
Wegmans Food Stores
Cayuga County Tourism Office
Museum 2025 Patron Campaign Begins January 1, 2025
Help the Museum Grow in 2025
5 Different Levels Of Giving
$750 or More Diamond Level
$500.00 Gold Level
$250.00 Silver Level
$100.00 Bronze Level
Under $100.00 Copper Level
All Patrons are invited to a Recognition dinner in April 2024
Name Appears on Patron Boards in Museum and Ed Center
Send your Checks To
Tim Quill Museum Director
Ward W. O’Hara Agricultural & Country Living Museum
6880 East Lake Road Rt. 38A
Auburn, New York 13021
Make Checks Payable to Friends of The Ag Museum
All Donations Tax Deductible and go directly to enhance museum and its programs
A Holiday Tradition
November 23, 2025 till January 31, 2026
Over 200 Trees of Different Sizes and Shapes Decorated throughout the Heated Museum
Museum Decorated For Holiday Season
Open 10 A.M. till 7 P.M. 7 Days a Week
From November 23 thru December 30
Open 10 A.M. till 4 P.M. December 31 thru January 31
Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years Day
Free Parking, Admission, Coffee and Hot Chocolate
CHANGE IN DATE FOR ALL PRESENTATIONS
THIRD Thursday of Each Month
(Excludes December, July and August)
Presentations will be in Brier Classroom at The Musuem
Thursday May 15, 2025 200 Year Celebration of The Erie Canal
Presenter Dan Wiles
Thursday June 19, 2025
Stories About Model “T”‘S and other Ford Cars Presenter Dan Kilicut
No Programs July and August
September 18, 2025
Fort Hill Cemetery Part II
Laurel Auchampaugh
October 16, 2025
The History of Dickman Farms
Bob Dickman
November 20, 2025
The Amazing Story of Auburn Leathercrafters
Alan Dungy
December 18, 2025
No Program Come View The Festival of Trees
No Program Festival of Trees at Musuem
All Programs are Open to The Public
Free Admission and Parking
Refreshments Served
Donations Appreciated
Wednesday March 4, 2026
Thru Saturday April 5, 2026
Seven Days a Week 10 A.M. till 4 P.M.
3 Age levels
There are 50 Easter Eggs Hidden Throughout the Museum for each of the 3 age categories
For each category there are a list of clues to help you find the eggs
Read the clue and locate the egg. On the line at the end of the clue write down the location of the egg
When you have found all 50 eggs and have written down their locations on the entry form hand in your entry to the Museum Aid in attendance
The Museum Aid will give you your special Easter Egg Scavenger Hunt Prize
Every participant is a winner and will receive a prize
Free Admission and Parking
Sunday December 14, 2025
10 A.M. till 4 P.M.
Free Horse Drawn Wagon Rides
Free Model “T” Rides (Weather Permitting)
Music and Entertainment
Refreshments
Kids Activities Santa Arrives at 12 Noon By Horse Drawn Wagon
Visit Santa From 12-3:30
Festival of Trees on going Over 180 Trees Decorated and on Display
Saturday October 18, 2025
10 A.M. till 4 P.M.
Trick or Treating at 11:00 A.M. till 11:30 A.M. and 1:30 P.M. till 2 P.M.
Costume Parade at 11:30 A.M. and 2 P.M. with Prizes for all Participants
Pumpkin Carving 10:30 A.M. till 3:30 P.M.
Free Horse and Wagon Rides, Free Model “T” Rides Music, Refreshments
Free Admission and Parking
Blacksmith Demonstrations
Kids Activities
Fourth Annual Halloween Witch Hat Hunt
First Annual Great pumpkin Hunt
Wednesday October 1 thru Friday October 31, 2025
Museum Hours Monday Thru Saturday 10 A.M. till 4 P.M.
Sunday 10 A.M. till 4 P.M.
There will be 50 Witches Hats Hidden throughout the museum. Using the clues provided find the 50 witches hats. Record findings on entry form. Submit the form to Museum Aid and collect your Halloween Goodie Bag
50 Pumpkins hidden throughout the museum
Follow the clues and find the Great Pumpkin
Everyone Participating will receive a goodie bag when your entry is turned in
Free and Open to The Public
Come Join The Fun
